Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2020

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Purchase Contracts, Fiscal Year Maturity Schedule

The following table shows future commitments related to purchase contracts as of September 30, 2020:

(In thousands)		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		Thereafter
Coal(a)	$	6,381	$	6,405	$	6,439	$	1,515	$	-	$	-
Natural gas
Transportation and storage(b)		6,260		21,854		22,008		22,008		22,008		36,603
Supply(c)		8,541		12,567		-		-		-		-
	$	21,182	$	40,826	$	28,447	$	23,523	$	22,008	$	36,603

(a)Total coal commitments for the Columbia and Elm Road Units, including transportation. Fuel procurement for MGE’s jointly owned Columbia and Elm Road Units is handled by WPL and WEPCO, respectively, who are the operators of those facilities.

(b)

MGE's natural gas transportation and storage contracts require fixed monthly payments for firm supply pipeline transportation and storage capacity. The pricing components of the fixed monthly payments for the transportation andstorage contracts are established by FERC but may be subject to change.

(c)These commitments include market-based pricing.